queenvictoriabuilding

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York Street by Victoria Markets

from Powerhouse Museum

  • 6 older comments, and then…
  • carlosbezz said:
    wondelfulllllllll **************
  • miho said:
    I had lived in Sydney for 10 years and came back to my home in Japan in Feb this year. This is now where I used to catch my bus to and from city.
  • Suzanne Kathleen. said:
    So all of this magnificence has gone then? Like a good many marvellous pieces of architecture sadly.
  • Suzanne Kathleen. said:
    Thankyou. So glad
  • hansntareen said:
    Long shadows...I suspect early morning?

George Street at Town Hall

from Powerhouse Museum

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  • pino.salis said:
    nice shot!
  • Kate's Photo Diary said:
    Great photo
  • astrogirl969 said:
    Its so funny seeing Sydney Town Hall as the tallest structure. And of all the buildings in this picture, only the ones on the left (St Andrews Cathedral, the Town Hall and the Queen Victoria Building) remain standing today.
  • uminarampart said:
    bring back the horse and cart!!
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Strange - tram lines and pylons all in place (George St line opened in December 1899), but no trams at 2:48pm. I wonder if this was taken just before the trams started operating?

Queen Victorian Markets (now Queen Victoria Building), Sydney

from Powerhouse Museum

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  • BobMeade said:
    Here's the same view in 1920: www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/2687730703/ And in 2008: www.flickr.com/photos/lifeasdaddy/2684017015/
  • Lú_ said:
    This image has been used in the indicommons.org then-and-now post Tyrell Today, which also talks about the Tyrell Today group.

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    Kerry was rather keen on this view - www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/3004417112/ and www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/3023700018/ I think this one is the best, and the earliest - no tram electric pylons.
  • BobMeade said:
    Yep, beachcomberaustralia, you're right. Some other views photographers of the era were also keen on the same scene. Flip through some of the images of the Queen Victoria Building at Picture Australia to see some: www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia?term1=quee... The Queen Victoria Building was one of the colossal Australian buildings of that age.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Thanks lifeasdaddy for the link. it is interesting to search "Queen Victoria Markets" as well, to get a lot of older photos which have not been cross-referenced or tagged. Something odd with the State Library links - I will complain to my local State MP! The QVB certainly is 'colossal' - I always thought it needed two or three extra floors height to balance the length and those heavy looking domes on the roof. But I am so glad it survives and flourishes.